. The • Wanganni Herald ' says that Birß Stout's fee lor defending the Chinese in the Hat manslaughter ease was 150 guineas, and tbat it was paid by Mr Sew Hoy. The death is announced of two old Canterbury settlers. Mr Edward Pentecost, one of the earliest settlers iv. the Bangiori - district, died on Christmas eye; within five hoars of completing his 90th year. He arrived in Canterbury 87 years ago. Mrs Marsh, of Oxford, one of the first settlers in Canterbury, died oc Ohristmaß Day. Mrs Marsh arrived by one of the first four ships. M. Carxot, for the first time since his eleotion to the Presidency of the Bepublio, reviewed the French army at Cambrai ten days ago and seems to have made an excellent impression. Ho was most particular not to omit any mark of respect to the great bulwark o! law and order, and every time that a regiment passed him he arose to his feet and took off his hat to the standard. His wife fills her place in society admirably. It may not be geaerally known thai she is the granddaughter of the General Duponfc who capitnlated at Bayleu, after having won renown by the gallant manner in which hs -losed the circle around Mack at Ulm. The great Retshaw brothets, the pioneers end revolutionizes of lawn tennis, have announced their intention of retiring, Neither of the brothers competed in the Irish championship this year, which was won by E. W. Lewis, an Englishman, who defected the great Irish player, W. J. Hamilton, after au extremely close contest Then came the Koglish championship, | when W. J. Hamilton defeated W. j Benshaw, after another hard struggle, by a eoore of 6— B 6—2, B—6, 6—l, 9—4. This was the first champion■bip match in which 37. Eensnaw was evf r defeated. Ha has only been beaten in singles three times since he won bis first championship in 1881. and each time bis conqueror was Hamilton. His record in matches against that player is as follows : — In favor of- Hamilton, 76 games and 472 ".Strokes; in favor of "Benebaw, 58 games and 418 strokes. j Some time ago a passenger on the-; ...North London Railway .remarked in ,; the bearing of one. of the. company's' officials how easy it was to ' do ' the | the company. - =» I-o-'ten travel,' he said, * from Broad street to Dalston Junction without a ticket. Any one can do it. I did. it yesterday.' "When he alighted he was followed by the official, who asked him in a pleasant . and affable way how it was done. But tie wily traveller was not to be cajoled out of his secret by a few soft words. At last he agrieedto tell for a substantial consideration. This was l Kgiveh, 'Now, 1 said the eager official, i * how did you go from Broad street to "Dalston Junction yesterday Without a ticket?' ' Well,' was the reply, ' 1 walked.' ;'. .. According to Hayter's • Victorian Year Bppli' .for 1889!59p, dealing with the statistics of population, Melbourne now stands thirtieth on the list of the great cities of the world. At the head of ibe list is London, which contains 6,500,000 inhabitants. The Ameri- : can cities above Melbourne are : New York, 1,775,000 (or with Brooklyn, Jersey City, etc., 2,885,000) ; Philadel- , phia* 1,200,000 ; Chicago, 1,100,000 ; 7; Brooklyn, 840,000 ; St Louis; 600,000 ; and' Baltimore, 840,000. The chief : English cities are : LiyeqiSol (with : Birkenhead), 690,881 ; and Glasgow, o&?£0$i Buenos Ayres, 466*267, is just above Melbourne, 458,470 ; and after an interval of lien cities comes Sydney, 881,780. \ The feres in mest loljJbia; above casei are for 1889. v yoa q»ed PBABB' SOAP? ;^ ; \ : :